Post-Vacation Sourdough Fix: Wheat-Oat Sunflower Honey Loaf

By CayoKath

Created 2010 Jun 2 - 10:22

Hubby and I went for a road trip to a Texas beach. The starter didn't go. I'll need a test run at my own altitude with "chuckwagonnin it."

I'm glad to get home to my starter! There it sat, in the refrigerator waiting patiently, a little hooch on top and thick bubbles in the batter. So, a little refresh of white flour and warm water and a nice few hours on the kitchen counter in a humid-for-Colorado 85-degree day later, it's perfect. After living days on commercial rolls and whole grain tortillas, even some fast food, it was an extra pleasure to mix:

2 cups ready starter

1 cup warm milk

1/4 cup olive oil

2/3 cup oat flour

1-1/3 cup whole wheat flour

1-1/2 tablespoon sea salt

1/2 cup local honey

2/3 cup raw sunflower kernels

enough white flour to firm the dough, being careful as the oat flour takes up liquid quite efficiently

I mixed it up, let it set on the oiled and floured board for 10 minutes.